Extracting Split Zipped Albums

If you purchased an album from Cedille Records, you may have noticed it isn't a single file but instead are multiple split zip files. Due to the large size of some of our albums, we decided to split the files up to make the download process much more reliable and secure. You no longer have to be concerned about downloading an album with over a gigabyte (1GB+) in one single sitting and risking the download to timeout and start all over again; you can now download your album in segments at your leisure.

Unfortunately, the standard unzipping application found on
Windows and Mac platforms can't unzip the split files appropriately but
there are free and reliable applications available to make this process a
breeze. We've reviewed and used a couple of the most preferred
applications and have included them below.

A couple things to know:

Downloadall of the split files associated with your album BEFORE attempting to unzip your file

Download each file one-at-a-time. Downloading multiple files at once could result in errors

Unzip the first split zip and the rest will unzip into a single folder. This is the file that ends in .001 or simply .zip.

Using a Mac Computer

What is it?: A free software available from the App Store for Mac OSX computers as well iOS mobile devices

To unzip the your split zipped album with The Unarchiver, you can right-click on the first file ".zip.001", hover over "Open With" and select The Unarchiver and it will automatically begin unzipping your album.